Majerle's Sports Grill anchors the corner of Second and Jackson in downtown Phoenix, a sports bar founded in 1992 by Phoenix Suns star Dan Majerle and built to be the room you watch the game in when the arena is a block away.
Who would love it: fans who want big screens, cold beer and a downtown crowd before or after a Suns or Diamondbacks game. Who would hate it: anyone after a quiet date or a craft-cocktail program, because this is a loud, screen-lined sports house and proud of it. The founder's name is the draw, and the longevity backs it up. Majerle opened the grill in 1992 and built it on the simple promise of being the downtown place to watch your team, a story the bar's own history page still leads with.
The room is wall-to-wall screens with the energy of a game-day crowd, set in the heart of downtown near the Footprint Center and Chase Field, per Downtown Phoenix Inc. Sightlines to the screens are the design priority, and the bar is set up to move a packed pregame crowd quickly.
For ordering, treat it as a classic American sports grill: signature wings, burgers, cold local beer on tap and straightforward cocktails. The kitchen is built for sharing over a game rather than a tasting-menu evening, and the value holds up against the arena-district location.
Best time to go is the two hours before a downtown game, when the room fills with jerseys and the pregame crowd, or any nationally televised night when the screens earn their keep. On a quiet afternoon it works as a relaxed downtown lunch with a game on. Walk-ins are the norm, but expect a wait when an event lets out.
The location is the whole argument for Majerle's. Sitting a block from the Footprint Center and within easy reach of Chase Field, it functions as the unofficial clubhouse for downtown game nights, and the room is engineered around that role with screens at every angle and a bar built to move a pregame rush. The Dan Majerle connection is more than a name over the door; the former Suns guard opened the grill in 1992 and the place has leaned into Phoenix sports loyalty for more than three decades. The menu stays in classic sports-grill territory, with wings, burgers and shareable plates meant to be eaten with one eye on the game, and the beer list covers local taps alongside the standards. On a non-event afternoon the energy drops to a relaxed downtown lunch, which makes it a flexible stop, but the room is at its best loud, full and an hour before tip-off.
Practical notes for a first visit: arrive ninety minutes to two hours before a downtown game to beat the rush and lock down a table with a clear screen, because the room fills fast once the gates open nearby. Walk-ins are the rule, but large groups on a marquee night should call ahead. The Second Street address sits on the light-rail line a block from the arena, so skip the parking hunt and ride in. Order the wings and a local tap, keep one eye on the screen, and let the pregame energy carry the night.
It is one of the most recognizable names in the city's sports-bar scene. See how it compares in our best sports bars in Phoenix ranking, browse the wider city on the Phoenix bar guide, and place it against the global field in our best sports bars pillar.
Sources
- Majerle's Sports Grill official site — address, history and menu
- Downtown Phoenix Inc. — location and downtown context
- Yelp — 24 N 2nd St listing, reviews and photos
